diff --git a/rust/coverage.go b/rust/coverage.go
index dac526a..050b811 100644
--- a/rust/coverage.go
+++ b/rust/coverage.go
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 		flags.Coverage = true
 		coverage := ctx.GetDirectDepWithTag(CovLibraryName, cc.CoverageDepTag).(cc.LinkableInterface)
 		flags.RustFlags = append(flags.RustFlags,
-			"-Z instrument-coverage", "-g", "-C link-dead-code")
+			"-Z instrument-coverage", "-g")
 		flags.LinkFlags = append(flags.LinkFlags,
 			profileInstrFlag, "-g", coverage.OutputFile().Path().String(), "-Wl,--wrap,open")
 		deps.StaticLibs = append(deps.StaticLibs, coverage.OutputFile().Path())